We’re discussing liquor laws today. Our guests are from the Department of Revenue: Riley Nelson – Chief of Enforcement for the ABC and attorney Matthew Henry. https://www.dor.ms.gov/abc We hope we can answer your questions with our show today, but if we miss something, maybe it’s answered on the Department of Revenue’s Frequently Asked Questions page. The legal drinking age for beer and/or alcohol is 21 years of age. However, a person who is 18-21 years of age, in the presence of his parent or l...
Jul 23, 2024•45 min
How would you feel if you needed to go to court or conduct legal business but weren’t fluent in the language? Our guests will help us understand court interpreter service in Mississippi: Deenie Miller, Director of Language Access Mississippi Supreme Court and Dr. Javier Gerardo Gómez, Credentialed Court Interpreter. H.B. 1217 became law July 1, 2023. The new laws prohibit Limited English Proficient individuals from being responsible for the costs of court interpretation in all bilingual proceedi...
Jul 16, 2024•45 min
Everyone loves a puppy! We’ll learn about your rights with a service animal with guest Robert Schwinn the National Legal Administrator at Canine Companions and disability attorney Rick Courtney whose daughter has a service animal. Canine companions website: https://canine.org/ From their website anyone can pre-order their 2024 puppy calendar, sponsor a puppy, or learn how to donate or volunteer. National Headquarters: 1-866-CCI-DOGS (224-3647) P.O. Box 446 Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446 If you’d like...
Jul 09, 2024•44 min
Happy New Year! What I mean is, Happy “ Fiscal “ New Year. Our state starts a new year with new laws. We’ll learn about those new laws from MPB’s legislative reporter – Will Stribling . We’ll learn what laws didn’t pass also. The Mississippi Public Service Commission , on June 13, 2024, approved a new area code to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code. The new area code is 471. Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers, or requests for ad...
Jul 02, 2024•45 min
We’re learning about adoption law today with our guest attorney, Chad King from the firm of Thompson Addison. https://thompsonaddison.com/team-member/chadking/ The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services can give you more information about adoption and foster care. In Legal terms had their commissioner Andrea Sanders on a recent broadcast. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-foster-care We also talked with folks from the Office of the State Defender about Youth ...
Jun 25, 2024•45 min
Department of Public Safety? What all is that and how does it affect you? Eric Brown, General Counsel for MSPS will tell us. https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-division Guest co-host Adam Kilgore General Counsel, The Mississippi Bar. https://www.msbar.org/media/3109/what-to-do-when-you-get-a-bar-complaint-adam-kilgore.pdf Attorney volunteers are needed to serve as judges during the 2024 Mississippi High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored annually by the YLD of the Mississippi Bar ...
Jun 18, 2024•47 min
Some good news has come out of our latest legislative session; ways to protect youth and families. We’ll let our guests from the Office of the State Public Defender explain: André de Gruy, State Defender, Jennifer Morgan - Family Defense Program Manager, and Tonya Rogillio - IDT Coordinator. We’re talking about the Youth and Family Defense Program. One place to find a directory of public defender is the Office of State Public Defenders: ospd.ms.gov and click on Find a Public Defender . There you...
Jun 11, 2024•42 min
We’ve all bought something before. Have you bought something that has harmed you? Whose fault is that? We’ll learn about product liability law with attorney Trey Bourn from Butler Snow. The website https://www.butlersnow.com/ has a long long list of News & Events you can select from to learn more about many subjects. More information about our guest can be found as well as the blog: Product Lines https://www.butlersnow.com/news-and-events/category/product-lines-blog If you’re interested in t...
Jun 04, 2024•44 min
Jury duty – there’s two ways to think of it: a chance to do your American civic duty or a big disruption to your life. How do you see it? We’ll learn more about Jury duty today with attorney Charles “Chuck” Mullins from Coxwell and Associates. If you like to read up on personal injury, nursing home abuse, dog bite law or so many other topics before you act when choosing an attorney Coxwell Law.com has a huge list of topics you can learn about. You can also learn about today’s guest – Charles Mul...
May 28, 2024•44 min
Attorney Francis Springer has a unique point of view – he’s an attorney but he’s also been a deputy sheriff. We’ll learn about your rights when interacting with police; how you could or shouldn’t handle a stop. You can find a complete list of traffic laws in Mississippi in Title 63 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations” of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated https://mdot.ms.gov/safetyeducation/teens/mississippi-traffic-safety/ HB 349 was passed and signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves d...
May 21, 2024•44 min
MPB Think Radio’s In Legal Terms with expert host attorney Adam Kilgore. We’ve got our most popular topic on the show today – Estate Planning. Everyone will die at some point. If you want a say on what happens to your property after you die, now is the time to make plans. Our guest Elizabeth Wynn from Kyle-Wynn and Associates will give us tips. If you’d like to read up on estate planning, Kyle-Wynn’s website has a resources tab with pdfs with information on HIPPA, trusts, veteran’s benefits and ...
May 14, 2024•43 min
Our guest today is Robert McDuff from the Mississippi Center for Justice. Rob works with litigation cases relating to voting and election issues, racial discrimination, discrimination based on sexual orientation, reproductive freedom, police misconduct, consumer protection, and prisoners’ rights. Information about the work of the Mississippi Center for Justice, can be found on their website: https://mscenterforjustice.org/ Or on their social media accounts: Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and YouT...
May 07, 2024•45 min
We're talking about The Mississippi Bar . Here to tell us about the work of The Mississippi Bar is their General Counsel Adam Kilgore and Deputy General Counsel Missye Scott. There are over 50 bar associations in Mississippi. https://www.msbar.org/programs-affiliates/local-bar-associations/ Where can you look up a lawyer? h ttps://msbar.reliaguide.com/home Welcome to new In Legal Terms expert host: Adam Kilgore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 30, 2024•41 min
Our laws are created to help us and protect us. We should try to know our laws and regulations, so we don’t step over the line so as to be illegal, but we should know where the line is to get the most of our rights. Richard Courtney is going to help us navigate the Mississippi laws of Medicaid. https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/ There’s an easy to remember website where you can see if you qualify for Medicaid, locate a regional office, or watch a webinar. It’s https://medicaid.ms.gov/ If...
Apr 23, 2024•43 min
We’ve got a fantastic show for you today – if I do say so myself. I’m Liz Gill – MPB’s host. We’re going to Celebrate 10 years of In Legal Terms. We’re also celebrating Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He’s been here with the show since the beginning. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/ Guests include: former Director of Radio at MPB, Jason Klein original expert co-host Matthew Hall, Associate Professor of Law and Jesse D. Puckett...
Apr 16, 2024•46 min
Our guest host today, in for Professor Richard Gershon, is Adam Kilgore. Adam is General Counsel for The Mississippi Bar where his duties include reviewing all Bar complaints, conducting investigations regarding Bar complaints, prosecuting attorney discipline cases, handling appeals before the Supreme Court of Mississippi, and serving as Bar liaison for the Board of Bar Commissioners, Committee on Professional Responsibility, and the Ethics Committee. Adam is a member of The Mississippi Bar, Nat...
Apr 09, 2024•46 min
Our guest expert today – attorney Baskin Jones - will tell us about a topic I hope to have to never need to use! Personal Injury law. But it’s good to know, just in case. https://injuredinmississippi.com/ Phone: 601 INJURED (465-8733) If you’re in need of an attorney for personal injury, divorce, intellectual property, or whatever – try looking through the Lawyer Directory and the For the Public sections of The Mississippi Bar’s website: https://www.msbar.org/ APRIL 2nd PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION D...
Apr 02, 2024•47 min
Mississippi has some fantastically creative individuals. We want to protect all those ideas by talking about intellectual property. Get your questions ready all you song writers, artists, poets. Kamel King – attorney will help us learn. If someone was thinking of maybe “borrowing” another’s idea or creation. You might want to check out the 2020 Mississippi Code; Title 97 – Crimes; Chapter 45 - Computer Crimes and Identity Theft; section 97-45-9. Offense against intellectual property; penalties T...
Mar 26, 2024•46 min
No one wants their “rights” taken away from them. No one. We’re going to learn about LGBTQ rights with the guidance of McKenna Raney-Gray, an attorney with ACLU Mississippi. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/mckenna-raney-gray-lgbtq-justice-project-staff-attorney https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/campaigns/lgbtq-justice-project https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/trans_parent_resources.pdf https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/facts_about_low-income_lgbt_families_engi...
Mar 19, 2024•40 min
It’s primary election day in Mississippi. Polls are open until 7pm. We’ll talk about voting today with my guest Pauline Rogers, Executive Director/Co-Founder The RECH Foundation Formerly Incarcerated Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM). October 7th - General Election Voter Registration Deadline When you go to the polls today or any time you go to vote, what types of photo IDs may be used on Election Day? What if I don’t have any of the acceptable forms of photo ID? What if my ID is e...
Mar 12, 2024•47 min
Originally aired: May 17, 2022 Have you ever wanted to change your name? How do you do it in Mississippi? Who do you need to tell? Our guest Chancery Court Judge Troy Odom gives us the details. https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39 Instructions for PRO-SE Adult Name Change Petitions (without an attorney) from DeSoto County https://www.desotocountyms.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4600/Instructions-ProSe-Name-Change-Adult?bidId= MISSISSIPPI NAME CHANGE GUIDELINES Procedures ma...
Mar 05, 2024•50 min
To say you are “in Business” might be an intimidating thought. What if we replaced it with “crafter”? Or “musician”? Or “reseller”? What laws do you need to know when starting a small business? When does a hobby become a business? Our guests Professor Martin Edwards from Ole Miss and William Bettis from the firm of Butler Snow will give us some ideas. If you’re enjoying this discussion of starting a business, Mr. Bettis was our guest on June 28th 2022. And Professor Edwards was our guest to disc...
Feb 27, 2024•44 min
We’re almost to house buying selling season. Maybe it’s selling then buying! Anyway – our guest Real Estate Attorney, Terry Little from McKenzie Little Law Firm will answer our questions. If you need assistance from a contractor or a home inspector – MPB’s got you covered with our Wednesday 9am show – Fix It 101. http://fixit101.mpbonline.org/ The Home Show from the Home Builders Association of Jackson will be at the Clyde Muse Center in Pearl MS Saturday, March 2nd and Sunday March 3rd 10:00am ...
Feb 20, 2024•45 min
Original Air Date: 9-12-2023 Each of our participants have been affected by a death caused by a drunk driver. We want to discourage you from drinking and driving. If you are stopped under suspicion of DUI you do have rights. Our guest attorney Francis Springer is going to tell us what those rights are. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/ If you’d like some extra information about Driving Under the Influence, check out the Mississippi Bar website and their page about driving under the influence. L...
Feb 13, 2024•44 min
We’ve got one of our most popular guests, Kelly Kyle from the firm of Kyle Wynn, on to discuss our most popular topic – wills and estate planning. He's firm has some upcoming estate planning seminars: https://www.kyle-wynn.com/seminars-blog#Seminars Pearl - Tuesday, February 20, 2:30 p.m. • Fairfield Inn, 407 Riverwind Drive Pearl - Tuesday, February 20, 6:00 p.m. • Fairfield Inn, 407 Riverwind Drive Ridgeland - Wednesday, February 21, 10:00 a.m. • Hyatt Place, 1016 Highland Colony Pkwy. (at Ren...
Feb 06, 2024•48 min
Department of Public Safety? What all is that and how does it affect you? Eric Brown, General Counsel for MSPS will tell us. https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-division Guest co-host Adam Kilgore General Counsel, The Mississippi Bar. https://www.msbar.org/media/3109/what-to-do-when-you-get-a-bar-complaint-adam-kilgore.pdf Attorney volunteers are needed to serve as judges during the 2024 Mississippi High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored annually by the YLD of the Mississippi Bar ...
Jan 30, 2024•48 min
Laws are not the same from place to place in America. What might be legal in Louisiana or California isn’t necessarily the law here in Mississippi. Let’s learn about some of those differences today with our guest Professor Cal Peeler a guest professor at Ole Miss Law School. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/calvin-peeler/ What courts handle the distribution of property in a divorce? Chancery Courts have jurisdiction over disputes in matters involving equity; domestic matters including a...
Jan 23, 2024•45 min
Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz PLLC took listener questions and spoke about HOAs, Home Owners' Associations. Questions included: covenants, antennas, publishing names of those with unpaid dues, and forming an HOA. https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 16, 2024•44 min
Whether you’re a worker or a boss you may have employment law questions. We’re brought in employment law expert Attorney Chiquita Hall Jackson to answer them. We learn about discrimination and harassment and take questions. https://www.facebook.com/halljacksonandassociatespc/ (312)255-7105 https://www.hall-jacksonandassociates.com/ Employment Law Guide - https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/elg/ Labor laws and worker protection - https://www.usa.gov/labor-laws Labor & Employment Law - https://www.m...
Jan 09, 2024•44 min
For the third year: What do you wish for? Legally speaking? Does Mississippi or our country have laws you wish were repealed? If you could make the laws what would you wish for? If you’d like to better know the rights you have, you can read The Constitution of the State of Mississippi adopted November 1st 1890 annotated, updated May 2022. It’s on the Secretary of State’s website. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/Mississippi_Constitution.pdf Want to search and learn about a s...
Dec 19, 2023•44 min
